Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[Cap Mandrake]

Burma: Now we have 5th Guards, an infantry regiment AND 1st Tank Div at Myitkynia. If the purpose was to attract JJ forces inland, I think it worked. [:)] ALSP announces withdrawal of Chindits. Cover fire by Assam 1st Kitchen Sink. Some of the ludicrously long-fuselaged Vengeance get ambushed.

Morning Air attack on 1st Tank Division, at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32



Allied aircraft
Sea Hurricane Ib x 5
Beaufighter VIc x 2
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
Vengeance I x 38
Hurricane IIb Trop x 3
DB-7B x 14
B-24D Liberator x 4
B-25C Mitchell x 6
P-40K Warhawk x 6


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ib: 2 destroyed
Beaufighter VIc: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Vengeance I: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 destroyed
DB-7B: 1 destroyed
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...
Also attacking 15th JAAF Base Force ...
Also attacking 5th Guards Division ...
Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...
Also attacking 143rd Infantry Regiment ...
Also attacking 1st Tank Division ...


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Morning Air attack on 5th Guards Division, at 64,42 (Myitkyina)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 18



Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 2
Vengeance I x 24


No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
Vengeance I: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2



Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2



Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

Staff error. [:)] It's what we call an "overrun attack". Very demoralizing for the LYB's

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2



Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

Hey, this is the Cap'n we're talking about here! Show some respect in the man's AAR!

However, being as it was the Cap'n, what makes you so sure it wasn't strat mode?

[Cap Mandrake]

Air losses from the previous day.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2



Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

Hey, this is the Cap'n we're talking about here! Show some respect in the man's AAR!

However, being as it was the Cap'n, what makes you so sure it wasn't strat mode?

I'm sorry.

"Strategically cheeky yank bugger."

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Cagayan: This is a level 4 airfield and level 2 port. Now, the best we have on Mindanao. Let's hope they left behind some fishead soup. 16th Naval Guard unit did not perform well. I realize they don't have TOW's ore even PIAT's but how about a Molotov cocktail or something?

Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1086 troops, 0 guns, 156 vehicles, Assault Value = 82

Defending force 1090 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 24

Allied adjusted assault: 74

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Cagayan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-)
Attacker: op mode(-), shock(+), leaders(+)

Japanese ground losses:
509 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 12 (5 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 2



Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Tank Battalion

Defending units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
16th Naval Guard Unit

You attacked in move mode?! Cheeky bugger.

Hey, this is the Cap'n we're talking about here! Show some respect in the man's AAR!

However, being as it was the Cap'n, what makes you so sure it wasn't strat mode?

It was. The Stuarts rolled into town chained down on flatbed trucks. Surprised the Hell out of the LYB's.

[Cap Mandrake]

*******Sitrep********

Jap carriers will have suffered at least 14 Zeroes, 5 Kates and 3 Vals lost, probably more. Not worth loss of Denver but at least they did not get the BB's nor inflict any grievous losses to embarked troops. I predict they don't go away.

There were SBD's at San Jose..which is...wait for it...level 1 and therefore they will not conduct bombing raids. Even worse, half the F4F's were on escort to escort the bombers. Time for "quick battlefield relief" of some staff, eh?

My guess is the Jap carriers will be North of Palawan somewhere, at least 8 hexes from Jolo, which does represent a serious threat to them. If they spot the BB's retreating from Jolo, they may try to send in a night bombardment toward Jolo. A Jap CA led force could be trouble. Probably time to get out all the transports from Cotabato and Jolo, probably SE toward Sangi.

Cagayan, if it has supply, can support some B-25's and Beauforts, making thing more dicey for LYB carriers.

[Cap Mandrake]

It occurs to me that some may consider the notion of capturing a base and seeing if it has suppries somewhat amateurish.

Here is how I would answer that. [:'(][:'(]

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

It occurs to me that some may consider the notion of capturing a base and seeing if it has suppries somewhat amateurish.

Here is how I would answer that. [:'(][:'(]

[:D] Download this one for future use:

[Chickenboy]

Cap'n:

You sure those carrier aircraft came from carriers? What about nearby airfields flying carrier wings?

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Cap'n:

You sure those carrier aircraft came from carriers? What about nearby airfields flying carrier wings?

Nope...watched replay. Carriers 80 mi N Busuanga/120 WSW Manila....conviently out of SBD and TBF range from Cotabato/Jolo/Cagayan [:)] They can approach from the North most easily without detection.

[Cap Mandrake]

Upon watching the replay I judge it likely the two BB's were spotted off Manado and that JJ knows at least one carrier approaching around "The Horn"

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

*******Sitrep********

Jap carriers will have suffered at least 14 Zeroes, 5 Kates and 3 Vals lost, probably more. Not worth loss of Denver but at least they did not get the BB's nor inflict any grievous losses to embarked troops. I predict they don't go away.

There were SBD's at San Jose..which is...wait for it...level 1 and therefore they will not conduct bombing raids. Even worse, half the F4F's were on escort to escort the bombers. Time for "quick battlefield relief" of some staff, eh?

My guess is the Jap carriers will be North of Palawan somewhere, at least 8 hexes from Jolo, which does represent a serious threat to them. If they spot the BB's retreating from Jolo, they may try to send in a night bombardment toward Jolo. A Jap CA led force could be trouble. Probably time to get out all the transports from Cotabato and Jolo, probably SE toward Sangi.

Cagayan, if it has supply, can support some B-25's and Beauforts, making thing more dicey for LYB carriers.

I thought you sank (nearly) all his CAs? How many of his 18 CAs are in your Intel report for sunk ships?

[Cap Mandrake]

13 CA's, 10 CL's allegedly sunk. Seems to me we had at least one JJ CA damaged in last series of attacks on Jolo.

[Cap Mandrake]

*************Mandrake House**************


SG Jr.(IV): <8 year old playing restaurant> OK, I'm Sydney, I'll be your servant today?

FAM (customer): "Servant"? Wow, this is a full service restaurant.

SG Jr.(IV): Yes, full service, what would you like to drink?

FAM (customer): Umm.<trying to watch NFL) iced tea with pashion fruit.

SG Jr.(IV): Ummm..we don't have that. How about a gin and tonic?

FAM (customer): That sounds great <starts looking at AE intel screen..busy sounds in background>

SG Jr.(IV): OK, here you go. <I look up and it is a drink in a martini glass with ice and two olives on a toothpick> We didn't have gin so I had to use this <points to Vodka)

I take a drink, it's 10:30 in the morning and an 8 year old is making me a vodka/tonic with olives..it's damn strong too. Sweet Baby Jesus what have I done?

[Chickenboy]

Hmmm...

Hey, Cap'n-I'm having some people over next weekend and need a bartender. Can your 8 YO help out? We'll tip well.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Hmmm...

Hey, Cap'n-I'm having some people over next weekend and need a bartender. Can your 8 YO help out? We'll tip well.

Well, she would need a step stool so she could see over the bar and you would have to be sure there are no "mandated reporters" at the party so you don't get turned in to CPS.

Also, she probably doesn't know any "chick drinks" so you would have to show her how to make an Appletini

[Cap Mandrake]

**************Mandrake Houshehold, 06:25, this morning**************



FAM: Wait, you're taking your laptop?

SG: Yeah, it's mine. I have to do the Girl Scout stuff.

FAM: I'll bring it in when I go to work.

SG: No you won't

FAM: Oh, come on. I have a turn in! <suddenly realizes how pitiful this sounds..like an opiate addict trying to get a Demerol shot>

[Cap Mandrake]

Speaking of Demerol, I got around to reading the consult notes from my colonoscopy and I find out the guy gave me 8mg of Versed and 150 mg of Demerol!!! [X(] No wonder I cant remember anything. That is like a charging rhino dose.

I had this dream that I got up during the procedure and stumbled around the hall in my hospital gown until the security guard tazed me. Maybe it really happened? [X(]

Wierdest thing is one of the security guards called me by my name next time I went to the hospital. Never happened before. There is probably a cell-phone video floating around U-tube by now.